Female crime

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What is female crime· In this presentation female crime refers to crime which has been (or has alleged to have been) committed by females.· Most crime appears to be committed by males. The feminist Heidensohn says gender differences in crime are perhaps `the most significant feature of recorded crime'.…read more

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Trends in female crime· It can be seen in statistics that men commit the vast majority of crime. Roughly 4 in 5 offenders in England and Wales were males in 2011 according to national statistics.…read more

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Female crime in the teenage years· For both genders the peak years for crime offences is in adolescence, the peak age for offending for females is 15 where as for boys this figure is 17. Female crime rates are seen to decline earlier than boys.· At 20 years of age less than 1% of females are found guilty of indictable offences, however the 1% figure is not reached until the age of 45 for males.…read more

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Female offence trendsIn 2010 over half of all female indictable offences (51%) were concerned with theft and handling stolen goods compared to theft and handling and stolen goods comprising of 30% of male crime.Males are 15x more likely to be arrested for homicide.…read more

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Female offence trends continued· According to ministry of justice in 2007 ;· Around 125,000 males were found guilty of theft and handling stolen goods compared to around 5,000 females· Around 79,000 males were found guilty of drug offences compared to around 8,000 females· Around 28,000 males were found guilty of burglary compared to around 1,000 females· Around 19,000 males were found guilty of robbery compared to less than 1,000 women· Around 4,000 males were convicted of sexual offences compared to a negliable amount of females.…read more